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The Penguins: The Complete Releases 1954-62 (2-CD)

(Acrobat Music) 42 Tracks - 16 page booklet

The Penguins were one of the several doo-wop groups of the 50s who took their name from a bird (others included The Orioles, The Ravens, The Flamingos and The Robins), and they are best known for their much-covered pop Top 10 and R&B No. 1 hit "Earth Angel", which later came to worldwide attention when it was used in the "Back To The Future" movie. Formed at high school in Los Angeles, the group developed a style that was as R&B and rock 'n' roll as it was pure doowop. "Earth Angel" was their second release for the small Dootone label, and it topped the R&B charts, crossing over to reach No. 8 in the pop charts, where it was overtaken by the Crew Cuts' cover version.

They moved to the Mercury label, and then to Atlantic, but could not repeat their chart success, despite releasing a string of top class R&B material under the aegis of their manager/producer Buck Ram, whom their shared with The Platters. After some line-up changes, the group eventually broke up in the early '60s. This 42-track collection comprises every track released under the Penguins name on singles, their LP and EPs during their career, so is a definitive overview of their career, and a fine example of their genre.

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Interpret: The Penguins
Album titlle: The Complete Releases 1954-62 (2-CD)
Genre Doo-Wop
Year of publication 2017
Artikelart CD
Label Proper Records
EAN: 0824046321024
weight in Kg 0.12

Penguins, The - The Complete Releases 1954-62 (2-CD) CD 1
01	No There Ain't No News Today
02	Earth Angel
03	Hey Senorita
04	Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild
05	Ookey Ook
06	Baby Let's Make Some Love
07	Kiss A Fool Goodbye
08	I Ain't Gonna Cry No More
09	Baby Don't Do It
10	Be Mine Or Be A Fool
11	Walkin' Down Broadway
12	It Only Happens With You
13	Promises, Promises, Promises
14	The Devil That I See
15	A Christmas Prayer
16	Jingle Jangle
17	My Troubles Are Not At An End
18	She's Gone, Gone
19	Dealer Of Dreams
20	Peace Of Mind
21	Earth Angel

Penguins, The - The Complete Releases 1954-62 (2-CD) CD 2
01	Ice
02	Cool Baby Cool
03	Will You Be Mine
04	Pledge Of Love
05	I Knew I'd Fall In Love
06	That's How Much I Need You
07	Be My Lovin' Baby
08	Sweet Love
09	Let Me Make Up Your Mind
10	Do Not Pretend
11	If You're Mine
12	Money Talks
13	Lover Or Fool
14	Butterball
15	Heart Of A Fool
16	Cold Heart
17	Want Me
18	You're An Angel
19	Mr Junkman
20	Believe Me
21	The Pony Rock

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The Penguins' Earth Angel' was reputed to have sold two million copies on Dootone in 1954. The song was written by Jesse Belvin and recorded by Cleveland Duncan (lead vocal, born July 23, 1935), Curtis Williams (1935), Dexter Tisby (1936) and Bruce Tate (1935). Gently rock-inflected, the record distilled the feeling of adolescent uncertainty per-fectly.

It remains America's favourite oldie. Subsequently managed by Buck Ram, the Penguins had no comparable success, but recorded a series of fine discs for Mercury, Wing, Atlantic, Dooto, Sunstate and Original Sound, where Frank Zappa wrote and produced 'Memories Of El Monte' for them in 1963. During this period, Teddy Harper and Randolph Jones replaced Williams and Tate.

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